The first two rounds of the SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2015. Rounds three and four took place via conference call on January 20, 2015.
Format
The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the
NFL Draft:
Any
expansion teams receive the first picks. In 2015, MLS added two expansion teams:
New York City FC and
Orlando City SC. As determined by a "Priority Draft" conducted on September 24, 2014, Orlando City had the first overall selection and New York City picked second.
Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
Teams that make the
MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they were eliminated.
The winners of the
MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.
Contraction of Chivas USA
MLS contracted the
Chivas USA franchise at the conclusion of the 2014 MLS season. On November 7, 2014, MLS announced that all draft picks held by teams in the 2015 SuperDraft after previous trades with Chivas USA would be honored, while the two picks still held by Chivas USA would be deleted.[ref 1] Had Chivas USA not been contracted these selections would have been:
Also, draft picks retained by Chivas USA for the
2016 MLS SuperDraft were deleted except for the team's second-round pick which was previously traded to Columbus. That 2016 pick will be selection #11 in round two of the 2016 SuperDraft.[ref 1]
Player selection
*
Denotes player who has been selected for an
MLS Best XI team
Round 1
Any player marked with a * is part of the
Generation Adidas program.
^#6: Chivas USA → Toronto FC. July 1, 2013:
Toronto FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft, use of an
international roster slot through December 31, 2014, and the #16 spot in the
2013 MLS Allocation Order from
Chivas USA in exchange for the #1 spot in the 2013 MLS Allocation Order. Chivas USA used the Allocation pick to select defender
Carlos Bocanegra.[ref 3]
^#10: Philadelphia Union → Sporting Kansas City. December 8, 2014:
Sporting Kansas City acquired a first-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
Philadelphia Union in exchange for forward
C.J. Sapong. The traded draft pick is to be Philadelphia's highest first-round selection.[ref 4]
^#11: Portland Timbers → Toronto FC. September 9, 2013:
Toronto FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft, forward
Bright Dike, and allocation money from
Portland Timbers in exchange for forward
Maximiliano Urruti and use of an
international roster slot through December 31, 2013. The traded pick is Portland's lowest first-round selection.[ref 5]
^#14: Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids. January 15, 2015:
Colorado Rapids acquired this first-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft and allocation money from
Columbus Crew SC in exchange for the #19 pick in the 2015 SuperDraft and defender
Chris Klute.[ref 6]
^#16: Real Salt Lake → Seattle Sounders FC. January 15, 2015:
Seattle Sounders FC acquired this first-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
Real Salt Lake in exchange for a second-round selection (#27) in the 2015 SuperDraft and allocation money.[ref 7]
^#19: Seattle Sounders FC → Toronto FC → FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. January 15, 2015:
Columbus Crew SC acquired this first-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft and defender
Chris Klute from
Colorado Rapids in exchange for the #14 pick in the 2015 SuperDraft and allocation money.[ref 6] On January 10, 2014, Colorado had acquired this pick and allocation money from
FC Dallas in exchange for head coach
Óscar Pareja. As part of the deal, FC Dallas also had to buy out the remainder of Pareja's contract with Colorado. Per the trade stipulations, the traded pick is the lower of FC Dallas's two first-round selections.[ref 8] On December 9, 2013, FC Dallas had acquired this pick, originally a conditional second-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft, and allocation money from
Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder
Jackson.[ref 9] The pick was upgraded to a first-round pick when Toronto resigned Jackson to a new contract following the 2014 season.[ref 10] On December 10, 2013, Toronto FC had acquired this first-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for goalkeeper
Stefan Frei.[ref 11]
^#27: Chivas USA → Seattle Sounders FC → Real Salt Lake. January 15, 2015:
Real Salt Lake acquired this second-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft and allocation money from
Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for a first-round selection (#16) in the 2015 SuperDraft.[ref 7] On February 19, 2013, Seattle had acquired this pick, a second-round selection in the
2014 MLS SuperDraft, midfielder
Shalrie Joseph, and the #3 spot in the
2013 MLS Allocation Order from
Chivas USA in exchange for the #15 spot in the 2013 MLS Allocation Order.[ref 15]
^#29: Houston Dynamo → Toronto FC. Trade details needed.No explanation of this trade was noted in the draft order posted on the MLS website on December 17, 2014. It is possible that this is to complete the unresolved 2014 draft pick trade from Houston to Toronto for December 28, 2011 Nathan Sturgis trade.[ref 16]
^#30: Toronto FC → Sporting Kansas City → Houston Dynamo. January 15, 2015:
Houston Dynamo acquired a second-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
Sporting Kansas City in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder
Servando Carrasco.[ref 17] On July 2, 2013, Sporting Kansas City had acquired this pick from
Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder
Michael Thomas.[ref 18]
^#36: FC Dallas → Houston Dynamo. February 19, 2013:
Houston Dynamo acquired a second-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder
Je-Vaughn Watson.[ref 22]
^#37: Real Salt Lake → Toronto FC. January 30, 2013:
Toronto FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward
Joao Plata.[ref 23]
^#41: New England Revolution → Colorado Rapids → Philadelphia Union. January 6, 2015:
Philadelphia Union acquired a second-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
Colorado Rapids in exchange for a 2015 season loan of goalkeeper
Zac MacMath. The traded pick is Colorado's lowest second-round selection. Should the loan of MacMath become a permanent transfer at the conclusion of the 2015 season, Philadelphia will receive Colorado's highest first-round selection in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 25] On December 8, 2014, Colorado had acquired a second-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft, forward
Dimitry Imbongo, and forward
Geoffrey Castillion from
New England Revolution in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft and goalkeeper
Joe Nasco.[ref 26]
^#60: Seattle Sounders FC → Columbus Crew. December 12, 2013:
Columbus Crew acquired a third-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft and allocation money from
Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for defender
Chad Marshall.[ref 30]
^#61: New England Revolution → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 11, 2013:
Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired this third-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft, originally a conditional pick, from
New England Revolution in exchange for goalkeeper
Brad Knighton.[ref 31]
^#71: Houston Dynamo → Columbus Crew. December 3, 2010:
Columbus Crew acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
Houston Dynamo in exchange for forward
Jason Garey.[ref 32]
^#76: Columbus Crew → Seattle Sounders FC. December 16, 2013:
Seattle Sounders FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
Columbus Crew SC in exchange for the MLS rights to goalkeeper
Steve Clark.[ref 34]
^#78: D.C. United → Chivas USA → Colorado Rapids. April 10, 2014:
Colorado Rapids acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2015 SuperDraft from
Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder
Martín Rivero.[ref 35] On February 14, 2013, Chivas USA had acquired this selection, originally a second-round selection in the 2015 Supplemental Draft, from
D.C. United in exchange for defender
James Riley.[ref 36]
^#83: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. March 28, 2013:
Colorado Rapids acquired a conditional 2015 draft pick from
New York Red Bulls in exchange for forward
Andre Akpan.[ref 38] MLS awarded Colorado this pick at the end of the 2015 SuperDraft after the Supplemental Draft was eliminated.
^#84: Montreal Impact → Portland Timbers. February 6, 2012:
Portland Timbers acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2015 Supplemental Draft from
Montreal Impact in exchange for use of an
international roster slot through December 31, 2012.[ref 39] MLS awarded Portland this pick at the end of the 2015 SuperDraft after the Supplemental Draft was eliminated.
Unresolved 2015 SuperDraft Pick Trades
Conditional, Portland Timbers → Seattle Sounders FC. February 20, 2013:
Seattle Sounders FC acquired a conditional 2015 draft pick and a first-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft from
Portland Timbers in exchange for the MLS rights to defender
Mikaël Silvestre.[ref 40]
The trade below was announced without specifying which year or which draft (Super or Supplemental) contains the traded pick. The traded pick was not included in the 2013, 2014, or 2015 MLS drafts.
Conditional, Seattle Sounders FC → Toronto FC. September 14, 2012:
Toronto FC acquired a conditional draft pick and the #10 position in the
MLS Allocation Order from
Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for the #1 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Seattle used the Allocation pick to select goalkeeper
Marcus Hahnemann.[ref 42]